Circassian chicken

{{short description|Shredded chicken with walnut sauce}}

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| country = Egypt

| region = Circassia

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| type = Appetizer

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| main_ingredient = Chicken, walnuts

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Circassian chicken (Adyghe: Jed de ships sch'etu) is a dish of shredded boiled chicken served under or in a rich paste made with crushed walnuts, and stock thickened with stale bread.{{cite web|title=Çerkes tavuğu tarifi|url=http://yemekliz.com/cerkez-tavugu-tarifi|language=tr|access-date=2015-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142646/http://yemekliz.com/cerkez-tavugu-tarifi|archive-date=2015-04-02|url-status=dead}} Circassian Chicken is a classic Circassian dish, adopted by the Imperial Ottoman cuisine.{{cite web|title=CERKEZ TAVUGU – CIRCASSIAN CHICKEN WITH WALNUT SAUCE|url=http://ozlemsturkishtable.com/2010/08/cerkez-tavugu-circassian-chicken-with-walnut-sauce/|website=Ozlem's Turkish Table|date=August 2010 }} Although it was typically served as a main course, it became popular as an appetizer, or meze. Being an Imperial-era dish, it can also be found in other cuisines of the Eastern Mediterranean.{{cite web|title=Circassian Chicken|url=http://mongoliankitchen.com/circassian-chicken/|website=Mongolian Kitchen}} A similar walnut sauce and a chicken dish made with this sauce is known as satsivi in Georgian cuisine.